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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - Acting

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - Dance and Choreography

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - Media and Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - History and Dramaturgy

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - Performing Arts in the Community

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance - Writing and Directing


The Department of Theater and Dance is committed to engaging students in creative practice and scholarly study across the disciplines of theater and dance. Students in our courses are encouraged to explore the cross-disciplinary connections between these two performing arts; to link theory with practice; and to situate theater and dance as vital components in cultural, social, and political processes with both global and historical reach. The Department exposes students to a wide range of studio techniques and approaches in order to enhance their skills as performers and to provide them with the necessary resources for the creation of new work. Above all, the Department values experimentation in both artistic practice and intellectual inquiry, and seeks to nurture student artists capable of expressing their ideas and their passions with clarity and purpose. The Theater and Dance curriculum offers students an in-depth exploration of theater and dance as individual disciplines, and provides a range of forums for students to investigate the ways in which these two performing arts intersect. Many of the Department’s courses stress the cross-disciplinary connections between theater and dance to encourage students to explore Performance as a broad interdisciplinary field that offers opportunity for both artistic practice and scholarly study. Course material covers the great traditions of theater and dance as well as current trends in contemporary performance, and our courses seek to link classroom study with practice, and studio practice with theory, as a way of broadening and deepening student experience in the performing arts. Additionally, courses at all levels of the curriculum require students to create their own performance work not simply as a mode of self-expression but in response to themes, ideas, and inquiries from across the liberal arts disciplines.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
(3/21/24 - 3/23/24)
Trinity College Dept. of Theater and Dance
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version)
(3/21/24 - 3/23/24)
Trinity College Dept. of Theater and Dance
Post-its® (Notes on a Marriage) by Paul Dooley
(6/1/22 - 6/3/22)
Trinity College School
The Pillowman
(11/11/21 - 11/13/21)
Trinity College
Seussical Jr. in Broadway Seussical Jr.
(8/15/19 - 8/15/20)
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Aca
Once On This Island Jr in Broadway Once On This Island Jr
(2/21/20 - 2/21/20)
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Aca
A Streetcar Named Desire
(11/20/19 - 11/22/19)
Trinity College School
Urinetown in Broadway Urinetown
(11/21/19 - 11/21/19)
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Aca
Edges in Broadway Edges
(11/7/19 - 11/9/19)
Trinity College
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(11/7/19 - 11/8/19)
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Acad
Death of a Salesman
(2/27/19 - 3/1/19)
Trinity College School
INTO THE WOODS
(3/1/18 - 3/3/18)
TRINITY COLLEGE
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
(10/26/17 - 10/28/17)
TRINITY COLLEGE
THE MUSIC MAN
(2/17/17 - 2/19/17)
TRINITY COLLEGE
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
(2/27/15 - 3/1/15)
TRINITY COLLEGE
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(4/11/14 - 4/13/14)
TRINITY COLLEGE
PARADE
(2/13/14 - 2/15/14)
TRINITY COLLEGE
INTO THE WOODS
(10/24/13 - 10/26/13)
TRINITY COLLEGE
COMPANY
(2/1/13 - 2/3/13)
TRINITY COLLEGE
RENT
(10/25/12 - 10/27/12)
TRINITY COLLEGE
NEXT TO NORMAL
(9/7/12 - 9/9/12)
TRINITY COLLEGE
SHE LOVES ME
(11/12/11 - 11/13/11)
TRINITY COLLEGE
SPRING AWAKENING
(10/20/11 - 10/23/11)
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